Scientific Name	Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Lacepède, 1801	Depth	1 - 30M
Chinese	斑胡椒鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	石鱸科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F374　Haemulidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	斑胡椒鯛
Max Length	72 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	小丑石鱸、燕子花旦、打鐵婆、花臉、厚唇石鱸、番圭誌(澎湖)、厚唇(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、South、North、PonFu、Greeb IS.、Tung Sa IS.、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal、Lagoon、Coral&Sand	Holotype Locality	no locality
Synonyms	Gaterin chaetodonoides, Plectorhinchus chaetodontoides, Plectorhinchus chaetodontonoides, Plectorhincus chaetodonoides, Plectorhynchus chaetodonoides, Plectorhynchus chaetodontoides, Plectorhynchus chaetonoides, Plectorynchus chaetodonoides
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.5(FAO, 2001)  Lacepede, B. G. E. 1801 Randall, J. E. etc. 1971 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0060076. ASIZP0070796. ASIZP0071637. ASIZP0804953. ASIZP0914953. NMMBP06478. NMMSTP00471. NTMP0623.
Barcode	2011-01-15,張家豪,CO1,%
Common Name	Sweetlips; Brownkelly; Harlequin sweetlips; Harlequin sweetlip; Grunt; Many-spotted sweetlips; Harlequin's sweetlips
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin rays XII, 18; anal-fin rays III, 8; pectoral-fin rays17. Body depth 2.2 to 2.5 times in standard length. Juveniles brown with large white blotches. Becomes more spotted with age, reversing from white to black spotted in the process. Deeper bodies compared to most others in the genus.
habitats	Inhabits coral-rich areas of clear lagoon and seaward reefs. Adults are solitary, near and under ledges or caves by day. Juveniles are found among corals. Feeds on crustaceans, mollusks, and fishes at night.
Distribution	Western Pacific: Sumatra to Fiji and New Caledonia, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to Rowley Shoals; Palau in Micronesia. Indian Ocean: Maldives and Cocos Islands. Taiwan: South, Penghu, Lyudao, North, East.
Utility	Commercial fishery and aquarium species.